Regional News

New campus to open at St. Joseph Medical Center

St. Joseph Medical Center will see the addition of new campus for Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., a national leader in healthcare education based in Mission, Kan. Concorde will open the new Kansas City campus location in St. Joseph, adding to… more

Kansas City noted among best cities for work-life balance

In the era of COVID-19, much has changed in the workplace. For many, their work-life balance has skewed significantly over the course of the last year, impacted drastically by remote work and other effects of COVID-19. A study by SmartAsset… more

AMC Entertainment Holdings stock surges nearly 300 percent

A number of companies experienced a boost in stock values at the market's opening bell on Wednesday, including Kansas City-based AMC Entertainment Holdings.   The struggling theatre chain saw an over 200 percent climb in stock value Wednesday morning from… more

KC-based Kincaid Ready Mix sells, to merge with Ozark company

Kincaid Ready Mix has sold to Ozark-based Farmer Companies and will merge with its subsidiary, Ozark Ready Mix. Kincaid has been in the Kansas City area since 2002, providing concrete services on both sides of the state line from small… more

Coping with COVID: Missouri launches new dashboard tracking COVID-19 vaccine activity

On Tuesday, January 26, Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of a new COVID-19 vaccination dashboard containing Missouri-specific data submitted by providers from across the state. “We are excited to announce the launch of Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. This dashboard… more

Johnson County, Kan. votes, approves $265M bond for Shawnee Mission School District

Shawnee Mission School District will be able to fund more than $200 million in upgrades after nearly 70% of Johnson County residents who voted on Tuesday approved a bond issue. Through the $264 million bond, SMSD plans to rebuild five elementary schools… more

Plans deflate for 11-phase mixed-use project in Lenexa

Plans have come to a temporary halt for a large, 11-phase proposed development project in Lenexa, Kan. Developers for the Watercrest South project withdrew recent plans that would have added 1,239 housing units as well as commercial space on 187.8… more

KC sees steep drop in housing inventory in 2020

There was no falter in the housing market in terms of buyer demand as 2020 came to a close. The largest notable decline was in housing inventory, which dropped by 51.3 percent in 2020 from 2019, according to a report… more

Regional renters receive $30M in federal rent assistance

A wave of financial relief have been delivered to Kansas City area renters thanks to a relief package passed by Congress last month. Passed legislation has approved the distribution of $25 billion in rental assistance to renters across the U.S.… more

Kansas vaccine dashboard adds county-specific vaccine data

Governor Laura Kelly has announced county allocation data is now available on Kansas' COVID-19 vaccine dashboard. A collaboration with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the COVID-19 dashboard will be updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 12:30 PM. “I am pleased to… more